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Escape with the City Lodge family of hotels blogThu, 26 Mar 2015 12:21:14 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0City Escapes: City Girl Vibe explores Cape Townhttp://blog.clhg.com/2014/09/city-girl-vibe-explores-cape-town/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/09/city-girl-vibe-explores-cape-town/#commentsThu, 18 Sep 2014 07:44:43 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3540Tasneem Thomas recently came to stay with us at Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport (Road Lodge CTIA), a hotel that she declared “all sorts of amazing!” Tasneem, or Tazz for short, is a Capetonian and avid blogger on her popular site City Girl Vibe. She loves her city, so we asked her to join [...]

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http://blog.clhg.com/2014/09/city-escapes-5-star-durban/#commentsWed, 10 Sep 2014 11:38:21 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3603The team from the popular tourism site 5 Star Durban, recently visited us at City Lodge Hotel Umhlanga after having happily accepted the challenge of becoming tourists in their own city. And what good tourists they turned out to be, fitting in a ride on the Ricksha along with a trip up the Moses Mabhida [...]

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http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/kaveshan-explores-east-london/#commentsMon, 25 Aug 2014 09:27:51 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3381One of the travel bloggers to heed our ‘City Escapes’ call was Kaveshan Chetty, online entrepreneur and founder of @RabbitMediaSA and @TheMagnifyingG. Kaveshan also spearheaded @iLuvEastLondon, and with a name like that we knew we had found the perfect ambassador for the seaside city of East London! So Road Lodge East London invited Kaveshan to [...]

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http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/city-escapes-port-elizabeth/#commentsTue, 19 Aug 2014 10:24:13 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3327We recently encouraged our readers to get out there and explore their own cities as a tourist would – to see the sights that we forget are just at our doorstep when we’re caught up in the humdrum continuum of ‘real life’… Based in Cape Town, but originally a PE local, Tamika Doubell jumped at the [...]

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http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/roadtrip-with-city-lodge/#commentsTue, 12 Aug 2014 08:54:31 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3285South Africa has an incredible amount to offer visitors, both local and international. And what most people don’t realise; is that nothing beats hitting the road for seeing South Africa in all its glory. A roadtrip in our beautiful country is so much more than highways, freeways and the final destination – the roadtrip is [...]

]]>http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/roadtrip-with-city-lodge/feed/03 great apps for parents travelling on businesshttp://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/parents-travelling-apps/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/parents-travelling-apps/#commentsMon, 04 Aug 2014 08:00:03 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3270Many parents have to travel for work and must leave their kids behind at home. Here are three great travelling apps that will make life easier as well as ease your mind when you’re out of town. 1. The Baby Owner’s Data Tracker This app by Quirk Productions records details of your baby, such as weight, [...]

]]>http://blog.clhg.com/2014/08/parents-travelling-apps/feed/0Why not be a tourist in your own city?http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/tourist-in-your-own-city/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/tourist-in-your-own-city/#commentsTue, 29 Jul 2014 07:12:18 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3255Often we choose to live in a city because we like it there – albeit the climate, scenery, culture, or something else that appeals to us – but then a few years in we get caught up in the humdrum of life and perhaps lose a bit of the original love we had for it, [...]

]]>http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/tourist-in-your-own-city/feed/0Great mountain biking adventures in SA for all fitness typeshttp://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/mountain-biking-adventures-in-sa-for-all-fitness-types/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/mountain-biking-adventures-in-sa-for-all-fitness-types/#commentsThu, 24 Jul 2014 13:02:31 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3238There is no shortage of world-class MTB trails in South Africa – we can claim an almost greedy number! Any list of great rides is in a sense incomplete because it not only feels impossible to list them all but also new ones are being forged all the time. That said, here are a handful [...]

]]>http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/mountain-biking-adventures-in-sa-for-all-fitness-types/feed/1The 7 most common travel mistakes and how not to make themhttp://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/travel-mistakes-how-not-make/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/travel-mistakes-how-not-make/#commentsFri, 18 Jul 2014 09:35:40 +0000http://blog.clhg.com/?p=3214Living is learning, but some travel mistakes are so ubiquitous that we can and should learn from each other and so avoid them ourselves, especially as the consequences can be rather disastrous at worse, or sour your trip at best. So let’s have a rundown of the world’s most common traveller faux pas, with the [...]

]]>http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/travel-mistakes-how-not-make/feed/0Ideas for the perfect kiss photo on World Kiss Day!http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/ideas-perfect-kiss-photo-world-kiss-day/
http://blog.clhg.com/2014/07/ideas-perfect-kiss-photo-world-kiss-day/#commentsFri, 04 Jul 2014 12:33:04 +0000http://blog.citylodge.co.za/?p=3173The 6 July is World Kiss Day! Now that’s a fun celebration, whether it’s about a friendly kiss on the cheek, kissing your beloved pet, or a romantic kiss with your significant other. Kisses are great! We thought we’d mark the occasion by suggesting the best places and scenarios in South Africa for a great [...]